“I am very sorry. The baby does not have a heartbeat.” Two sentences. Eleven words. These words shot through my ears like a rocket. Pain, heartbreak, and sadness rushed through my veins. I felt confusion, denial, and shock. I cried, and cried, and cried. I began to think of all the plans and dreams my husband and I had for our first baby.
Pain comes in two different ways: physical and emotional.
Getting sick would be considered a physical pain while the loss of a loved one
would be an emotional pain. Unfortunately, miscarriage falls under both types
of pain. It targets you physically and emotionally.
I tried to fight back the emotional pain, but
sometimes the physical pain became stronger making me vulnerable to the
emotional pain. I tried to put on a happy face, but I somehow associated everything
around me to my precious unborn baby. I tried and tried, but I unwillingly
succumbed to pain each time. I didn’t feel like leaving my bed.
However, I am getting better, day by day, and I am learning
to live with this. I no longer feel like bursting into tears every time I see a
pregnant lady, or a mother playing with her child, or baby clothing in stores.
I am beginning to feel happiness again, and no longer have to pretend when I
smile. This does not mean I have forgotten. I will never forget the precious
weeks I spent with my unborn baby. This only means I am learning how to
continue after a miscarriage.
I then remembered that I was just a human. A flawed and imperfect piece of flesh made from clay. This was not something I could control or could have avoided. This was part of Allah’s plan for me. As humans, we plan, and plan, and plan, but Allah is the best of planners. I knew this was the plan that Allah had prepared for me since I was in my mother’s womb. I was confident that Allah had a reason behind this sadness. I was happy to know that Allah knew I was strong enough to handle this trial. Allah says in the Qur’an:
“Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity.”
[Qur’an: Chapter 2: Verse 286]
It was after this realization that I uttered "Alhamdulilah alaa kulli hal”. And I thank Allah for I
am the most luckiest person in the whole world, because i have a loving
and caring husband like Mas Arief. He is the best. Thank you so much for
always supporting me. After He have entered in my life, all my problems
and difficulties seems to have been disappeared. Thank you, for making
my life so special and full of joy. Now I am ready to set and start the new ikhtiar :)
For those who have been in the same situation as I was, I am
very sorry this happened to you, and I make sincere dua that Allah blesses Us with healthy children in the
near future. For my readers who have not experienced such heart break, I pray
that Allah gives Us healthy
pregnancies to term.
Aamiin..


